Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee

The Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun, abbreviated as CNOSC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Cameroon and a part of the International Olympic Committee. It is also the body responsible for Cameroon's representation at the Commonwealth Games.

Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee logo
Country/Region Cameroon
CodeCMR
Created1963
Recognized1963
Continental
Association		ANOCA
HeadquartersYaoundé, Cameroon
PresidentHamad Kalkaba Malboum
Secretary GeneralDavid Ojong
Websitewww.cnosc.org

History

The Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee was created on the 17 October 1963, during the International Olympic Committee meeting held in Baden in the Federal Republic of Germany. [1]

List of presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the CNOSC:[2]

PresidentTerm
Ernest Wanko 1963-1972
René Essomba 1972-1998
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum 1998-present

Member federations

The Cameroonian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 20 Olympic Summer and eight Non-Olympic Sports Federations in Cameroon. [3]

Olympic Sport federations
National FederationSummer or WinterHeadquarters
Cameroon Archery FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Athletics FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Badminton FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Basketball FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Boxing FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Canoe FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Cycling FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Fencing FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroonian Football FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Golf FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Handball FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Judo FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Karate FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Roller Sports FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroonian Rugby FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Swimming and Life Saving FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Table Tennis FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Taekwondo FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Table Tennis FederationSummerYaoundé
Cameroon Volleyball FederationSummerYaoundé

Non-Olympic Sport federations
National FederationHeadquarters
Cameroon Cricket AssociationYaoundé
Cameroon Draughts FederationYaoundé
Cameroon Federation of Kobudo and KendoYaoundé
Cameroonian Federation Sport for AllYaoundé
Cameroonian Federation for University SportsYaoundé
Cameroon Karting FederationYaoundé
Cameroon Kickboxing FederationYaoundé
Cameroon Wushu Kung Fu FederationYaoundé

See also

References
  1. History of Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
  2. Presidents
  3. National Sports Federations
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